Security copy or setting from scratch - Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers

According to glue gate and fact, that I wait for replace of my device, what do you think guys? What is better way - setting new device from scratch or use backup? I had this feeling, that setting from scratch is better way with all my Blackberry devices before. But it's really hours of work. Maybe not necessary?
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I prefer setting up a new phone from scratch but restoring from a backup more likely than not won't cause any issues as long as you were experiencing no software or data related issues when the backup was made.

Vigolec said:
According to glue gate and fact, that I wait for replace of my device, what do you think guys? What is better way - setting new device from scratch or use backup? I had this feeling, that setting from scratch is better way with all my Blackberry devices before. But it's really hours of work. Maybe not necessary?
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I set up my phone my missing the apps via the Huawei backup app from my previous Sony smartphone. Some apps were not visible in the memory management section of settings, and as a result I could not turn off automatic memory management.
After I uninstalled and reinstalled those apps they showed up properly and could be managed properly.
This behaviour suggests that some app can have issues if restored/migrated from another phone so a clean install seems to be safer.

beta199 said:
I set up my phone my missing the apps via the Huawei backup app from my previous Sony smartphone. Some apps were not visible in the memory management section of settings, and as a result I could not turn off automatic memory management.
After I uninstalled and reinstalled those apps they showed up properly and could be managed properly.
This behaviour suggests that some app can have issues if restored/migrated from another phone so a clean install seems to be safer.
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When I got my first m20p, I restored from Google from an s9.i noticed some apps acting strange and not showing in the battery management settings.... Your post helps clarify why. On my second m20p I restored using Huaweis app on the computer. everything is showing as it should and apps aren't crashing like they did the first time.

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Whats your impression of the Backup feature in WP8?

As originally described, I thought it was hoaky. But watching it in action a couple of times, I like it. I do see that when installing the apps, I always seem to get several apps that need attention, and won't resolved.
But, text messages are saved, Themes are saved, but NOT screen layout. Login for accounts are pushed with a prompt.
Takes most, not all, of the pain of a hard reset away.
For me is useless.
It just copy the list of the installed apps WITHOUT the data!
It does not save the start screen..
Conclusion, if you hard reset the phone you can just restore the list of apps some configurations and SMS..
I was waiting for the same iCloud backup
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iosub said:
For me is useless.
It just copy the list of the installed apps WITHOUT the data!
It does not save the start screen..
Conclusion, if you hard reset the phone you can just restore the list of apps some configurations and SMS..
I was waiting for the same iCloud backup
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Really? It installed all of my 40+ apps. That alone makes it descent.
alodar1 said:
Really? It installed all of my 40+ apps. That alone makes it descent.
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I think it's useless as well. If you're using an unlocked phone it doesn't work at all. You can't go through the setup properly because you have no data until you input your APN. Once you do, you have no chance to restore from backup.
i didn't think much about it until i switched my black 920 for a white one, and man was it nice having it download my apps and input all my settings for me. it's still a little buggy (with the apps that require attention and the lack of the start screen layout being saved) but it's a pretty handy feature imo.
adiliyo said:
i didn't think much about it until i switched my black 920 for a white one, and man was it nice having it download my apps and input all my settings for me. it's still a little buggy (with the apps that require attention and the lack of the start screen layout being saved) but it's a pretty handy feature imo.
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I think the apps that require attention are the preinstalled Nokia apps needing update. As long as I know what they are, I'm good.
It installed 79 apps for me, (except for Nokia Exclusives, Qty.4), I had to enter email passwords, and my setting were all restored. Compaired to what we had to do before had Im happy. I imagine it will get better too. As for app & game date backup I have a few games and apps that offer them via the app.

No setup wizard!

No setup wizard, so no possibility to migrate from old phone using the "Copy accounts and data from device" in Google setup.
Usually, when one do a factory reset, the phone starts with the setup wizard, which gives the possibility to copy content from another phone with the same Google account.
Any suggestions on how to make the setup wizard show up after a factory reset?
Tried adding ro.setupwizard.mode = ENABLED to the build.prop, but that made no difference:crying:
hboa said:
No setup wizard, so no possibility to migrate from old phone using the "Copy accounts and data from device" in Google setup.
Usually, when one do a factory reset, the phone starts with the setup wizard, which gives the possibility to copy content from another phone with the same Google account.
Any suggestions on how to make the setup wizard show up after a factory reset?
Tried adding ro.setupwizard.mode = ENABLED to the build.prop, but that made no difference:crying:
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Did you manage to figure this out?
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stigslim said:
Did you manage to figure this out?
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Nope. The phone is back in its box :crying: Nice paperweight though
For that reason?
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stigslim said:
For that reason?
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No. I'm just generally disappointed by the product. Elephone don't deliver on their promises. Eg. small bezels was hyped to only 1.6 mm but the phone I received has bezels in the order of 2.5 to 3 mm
hboa said:
No. I'm just generally disappointed by the product. Elephone don't deliver on their promises. Eg. small bezels was hyped to only 1.6 mm but the phone I received has bezels in the order of 2.5 to 3 mm
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Well still sounds like a strange reason ))
Anybody figured this out yet? Seems odd that the user's tab is still in the notification bar and not in settings.
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hboa said:
No setup wizard, so no possibility to migrate from old phone using the "Copy accounts and data from device" in Google setup.
Usually, when one do a factory reset, the phone starts with the setup wizard, which gives the possibility to copy content from another phone with the same Google account.
Any suggestions on how to make the setup wizard show up after a factory reset?
Tried adding ro.setupwizard.mode = ENABLED to the build.prop, but that made no difference:crying:
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There is no SetupWizard apk included in the stock ROM's.
Jonny said:
There is no SetupWizard apk included in the stock ROM's.
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Are there any way to sideload the SetupWizard?
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Are there any way to sideload the SetupWizard?
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I have no idea, why don't you try and find out?
Just set it up fresh, I did that and it just took a bit longer, but you would be up and running by now!
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OP, are you rooted?
If so, use titanium backup to backup your old phone then copy the content of your old phone to the new phone (copy SD CARD)
Then download titanium backup from the play store and hit restore
I backed up everything manually as even with the setup wizard you don't get app data back for most stuff. I used App Backup & Restore for saving the apks for all the apps I wanted to keep, any apps with data I wanted e.g. Tasker I used its own backup feature then restored it after reinstall, used SMS backup & restore for all SMS & call logs, gallery was already backed up to my google account so was restored along with contacts when I added the account, although I did also have them available on a PC as well. Once the account was added & I'd opened the play store it then went on it's merry way updating any apps that required it. Really wasn't that much of a hardship but I regularly backup so maybe I'm just used to it.

Google Contacts and Phone from Pixel (flashable zip, requires root)

I take no credit for this whatsoever. A lot of folks over on the ZTE forum were asking about installing the Google Contacts and Phone from the Pixel and so I poked around and found this Moto X Play thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/themes-apps/google-pixel-dialer-t3477633
I downloaded and flashed the zip via TWRP and so far everything seems fine.
Awesome! Works perfectly thank you for sharing. This plus pixel launcher and pixel bootanimation looks great :good:
rczrider said:
I take no credit for this whatsoever. A lot of folks over on the ZTE forum were asking about installing the Google Contacts and Phone from the Pixel and so I poked around and found this Moto X Play thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/themes-apps/google-pixel-dialer-t3477633
I downloaded and flashed the zip via TWRP and so far everything seems fine.
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did you get the Call UI from Google Dialer, i changed the settungs to Google Dialer as default still i can see the Stock UI during the Call.
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did you get the Call UI from Google Dialer, i changed the settungs to Google Dialer as default still i can see the Stock UI during the Call.
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I've been using the Nexus version of the Google dialer for the past couple months, it was this way too.... I flashed this Pixel dialer today, it did update (I compared version numbers) and it's still this way. So, I think this is "normal".
Just downloaded both and only the phone apk would install. Also might have found a bug or some type issue trying to open the Quick Replies tab in the Settings. Took a screen shot
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did you get the Call UI from Google Dialer, i changed the settungs to Google Dialer as default still i can see the Stock UI during the Call.
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tele_jas said:
I've been using the Nexus version of the Google dialer for the past couple months, it was this way too.... I flashed this Pixel dialer today, it did update (I compared version numbers) and it's still this way. So, I think this is "normal".
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Yeah, it looks like the stock UI during the call. Bah.
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Just downloaded both and only the phone apk would install. Also might have found a bug or some type issue trying to open the Quick Replies tab in the Settings. Took a screen shot
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What I linked to was a flashable zip, not individual APKs. I think the error you're getting is expected if you just try to install them via APK.
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Yeah, it looks like the stock UI during the call. Bah.
What I linked to was a flashable zip, not individual APKs. I think the error you're getting is expected if you just try to install them via APK.
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Thanks I'll give it another go!!
Edit: successful thank you!
Does it handle dual sim?
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Does it handle dual sim?
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From the website link posted in the op. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69118079&postcount=7
Short answer is no.
Anyone notice any battery drain after flashing this?
I love this. It makes me feel at home coming from a n6. I don't notice any battery drain. But I have not done any gsam or battery checking...
Disregard turned out to be caused by something else
Has anyone installed this on the Axon and have an issue regarding dual sim?
Google Contacts 1.6.15 can be installed over the ZIP and it works fine.
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did you get the Call UI from Google Dialer, i changed the settungs to Google Dialer as default still i can see the Stock UI during the Call.
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Yeah, it looks like the stock UI during the call. Bah.
What I linked to was a flashable zip, not individual APKs. I think the error you're getting is expected if you just try to install them via APK.
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If you install this and freeze both the mifavor in call UI and phone and messaging you will get the pixel UI.

Lag issues related to digital wellbeing ?

Hi everyone,
Came across this article which may be interesting for some of us :
https://www.androidcentral.com/turn...may-solve-pixel-3-and-3-xl-performance-issues
Tried it and even though my Pixel 3 was not lagging at a high extent, I noticed some performance improvements (mostly with google assistant and apps loading faster).
...Just in case it may help !
nuts77 said:
Hi everyone,
Came across this article which may be interesting for some of us :
https://www.androidcentral.com/turn...may-solve-pixel-3-and-3-xl-performance-issues
Tried it and even though my Pixel 3 was not lagging at a high extent, I noticed some performance improvements (mostly with google assistant and apps loading faster).
...Just in case it may help !
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Hi. Is there a way to deactivate the app if I am not rooted (DP3)?
Donric13 said:
Hi. Is there a way to deactivate the app if I am not rooted (DP3)?
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You can revoke Digital Wellbeing access to usage permission, this would essentially disable it.
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Easy way to remove digital wellbeing is to use this adb command :
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.wellbeing
OMG... night and day speed difference. You rock! Thanks for the info..
dethknite said:
OMG... night and day speed difference. You rock! Thanks for the info..
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Did you uninstall the app, or revoke permissions for the app?
lyall29 said:
Did you uninstall the app, or revoke permissions for the app?
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Just disabled it by revoking permissions... that did the trick.

V30 update to pie, lost all homescreen configs and no black navigation bar

Hi,
this update (V30 to pie, recieved today) just destroyed all of my home screen configurations (folders, arrangements, widgets, links to websites) -> really annoying.
Also my navigation bar cannot be set to black anymore -> any help?
system seems very laggy, hope that sorts after all app updates are through.
this is not a nice expierence.
carlaron said:
Hi,
this update (V30 to pie, recieved today) just destroyed all of my home screen configurations (folders, arrangements, widgets, links to websites) -> really annoying.
Also my navigation bar cannot be set to black anymore -> any help?
system seems very laggy, hope that sorts after all app updates are through.
this is not a nice expierence.
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From what I noticed, the navigation bar can be set black with a black theme, however, it still becomes white in certain apps (eg. Chrome).
I didn't see a way to make it black universally.
carlaron said:
Hi,
this update (V30 to pie, recieved today) just destroyed all of my home screen configurations (folders, arrangements, widgets, links to websites) -> really annoying.
Also my navigation bar cannot be set to black anymore -> any help?
system seems very laggy, hope that sorts after all app updates are through.
this is not a nice expierence.
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After a big update like from Oreo to Pie is always very advisable to factory reset the phone. You'll be surprised.
Edvin73 said:
After a big update like from Oreo to Pie is always very advisable to factory reset the phone. You'll be surprised.
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surprised of how awfull it is to restore an android phone?
there are so many apps (like home banking) that are linked to the phone and cannot be backed up... I try to avoid that. But I guess it is time to switch to Samsung S10 soon was hoping to wait a little longer till the prices go down.....
but the pie update also seems to drain my battery even faster. what a mess
carlaron said:
surprised of how awfull it is to restore an android phone?
there are so many apps (like home banking) that are linked to the phone and cannot be backed up... I try to avoid that. But I guess it is time to switch to Samsung S10 soon was hoping to wait a little longer till the prices go down.....
but the pie update also seems to drain my battery even faster. what a mess
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Well, the battery drain is just another reason to factory reset and it's kinda ironic that you'll have to set your new phone anyway.I told you to factory reset because I solved a lot of problems on my phones through the years after major updates. It's not mandatory but very advisable. At the end it's your phone and your will to do it and set it again.
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Well, the battery drain is just another reason to factory reset and it's kinda ironic that you'll have to set your new phone anyway.I told you to factory reset because I solved a lot of problems on my phones through the years after major updates. It's not mandatory but very advisable. At the end it's your phone and your will to do it and set it again.
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it is probably what I have to d. but it sure makes it easier to move away from a 15 month old phone.... I just didn't expect LG pushing me away. I was loyal for some time, and I really think this is one of the most beautiful phones of its time; but it sure does not perform well (anymore).
is there any "small" cache reset that will not delete everything?
in case it is interesting for someone:
Last SOT test from a few days ago (before the update) was 4:45 with normal use, mostly indoors, which is not great, but good enough, since I use my phone alot and sometimes charge 2-3 times a day.
will try a regular test with pie in a few days, but I am too busy to have it under similar conditions...
Edvin73 said:
After a big update like from Oreo to Pie is always very advisable to factory reset the phone. You'll be surprised.
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This. It's a new UI and UX, clean install is not difficult thanks to Google backup. I will definitely do a clean install.
Trickymaster said:
This. It's a new UI and UX, clean install is not difficult thanks to Google backup. I will definitely do a clean install.
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a clean install is actually difficult; (as well as to switching to other brand phones)
- my messaging apps loose all there messages (some have manual backup)
- banking apps loose there unique keys -> need to be reauthorized with the bank
- two factor auth apps need to carefully be restored
...
of course if you have a few plain games that are cloud synced, this does not matter; but if you actually use the phone it is not so easy to restore all data; (especially ensuring that nothing of importance gets lost)
I will go as far as wipe cache partition i/o factory reset. Every phone has it flaws at some point.
sure.
its just bad that there is not a streamlined backup method; LGs "mobile switch" is a mess, and gets stuck regularly on messaging apps with many files(?)
best results with preinstalled apps was actually with Huawei/honor; they seem to work quite well (but I don't like there aggressive power management)
I don't like to reset a phone before I have everything setup in a different phone (2 factor etc...) because I would hate to loose data and money.
so now I either get a cheap crap phone; or another LGV30 (cheap as hell at the moment, but getting old), or a new samsung, which I didn't plan on before autumn and new phones released....
carlaron said:
a clean install is actually difficult; (as well as to switching to other brand phones)
- my messaging apps loose all there messages (some have manual backup)
- banking apps loose there unique keys -> need to be reauthorized with the bank
- two factor auth apps need to carefully be restored
...
of course if you have a few plain games that are cloud synced, this does not matter; but if you actually use the phone it is not so easy to restore all data; (especially ensuring that nothing of importance gets lost)
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I had the same struggles you have. :laugh:
Ultimately I had to give up and switch back to Android Messenger. It backs up all messages. For 2-factor authentication I use Authy so it can restore my codes from the cloud. But you are correct, I use Android on my Chromebook and setup a 2nd two factor method (email) in my accounts before I reset my phone. I'm annoyed by games, I had to restart so many already even though Google Play Games promises to save the progress. Hope you find another way.
carlaron said:
it is probably what I have to d. but it sure makes it easier to move away from a 15 month old phone.... I just didn't expect LG pushing me away. I was loyal for some time, and I really think this is one of the most beautiful phones of its time; but it sure does not perform well (anymore).
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This is pretty much mandatory on any device. When flashing a new OS zip in TWRP, it's always a clean install. 7-8 and 8-9.
Even if not rooted and take an OTA, you either have to let the update settle or just factory reset. I've seen MANY people throughout the years on XDA complain about the newest OS version.
The general reply will always be factory reset.
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carlaron said:
I don't like to reset a phone before I have everything setup in a different phone (2 factor etc...) because I would hate to loose data and money.
so now I either get a cheap crap phone; or another LGV30 (cheap as hell at the moment, but getting old), or a new samsung, which I didn't plan on before autumn and new phones released....
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You are very misinformed here. 2factor will just send you a text. If you are that worried, turn it off till you setup the device again.
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BROKEN1981 said:
You are very misinformed here. 2factor will just send you a text. If you are that worried, turn it off till you setup the device again.
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I have severa websites that are set up to use 2 factor authentification. If I delete the app before I remove 2factor on those sites or set it up new, I am looked out.
If I loose the key to interpret the text correctly I am ****ed
Where am I misinformed? elaborate
I noticed that the PIE update fixed issues with the camera; that pictures would not get saved, when closing the app (too fast) after taking a picture.
carlaron said:
I noticed that the PIE update fixed issues with the camera; that pictures would not get saved, when closing the app (too fast) after taking a picture.
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And we told you to stop doing that. The fix for that was to leave the camera open in the background, until the camera finished its process.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/lg-v30-photos-saving-quick-exit-camera-t3894278
You were taking a picture and immediately force closing the camera before the HDR function could finish.
You also complained about the January update to AOD.
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carlaron said:
I have severa websites that are set up to use 2 factor authentification. If I delete the app before I remove 2factor on those sites or set it up new, I am looked out.
If I loose the key to interpret the text correctly I am ****ed
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You are misinformed because pretend this is a new phone you are setting up.
How would you go about that? You would use the same two factor authentication on the new phone. You can't say two factor authentication wouldn't work on new phone or nobody could ever get a new phone...
Plus, there are SMS Backup and restore apps. WhatsApp has cloud backup if you turn it on Many messaging apps like Hangouts sync across different devices.
If you're rooted, there's TWRP and Titanium Backup -- where you can restore data to ALL apps.
carlaron said:
Hi,
this update (V30 to pie, recieved today) just destroyed all of my home screen configurations (folders, arrangements, widgets, links to websites) -> really annoying.
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1) I use Nova launcher and periodically export configuration backups to Gmail or Google Drive. You can also store them on your device, like microSD card. At any point in time, on this phone or another, then you can download and restore those home screens/desktops. I have 5 screens with apps arranged by most use (home screen), spreading out then by categories.
2) A little too late now, but Google also makes backups of your home screen configuration and when you Factory Reset your phone or buy a new phone, and you first sign in, Google will ask if you wish to restore that most recent configuration remembered from your most recent device. However, by this point in time, Google has now backed up the "new" Pie configuration you do not want. This is why you should have factory reset at the very beginning.
So... No one mentioned LG backup here? I find it suprisingly good
Mrxyzl said:
So... No one mentioned LG backup here? I find it suprisingly good
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It really is!!
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